Sugar makes many foods and drinks sweet.
The idea
Use sugar as an uncountable ingredient: some sugar or a spoon of sugar.
Examples
- I put a little sugar in my tea.
- This cake has too much sugar.
- We need two spoons of sugar for the sauce.
- Is there any sugar in the jar?
- The café serves coffee without sugar.
- Add some sugar to make the fruit sweeter.
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Watch out
Do not say a sugar for an unspecified amount; name a measure instead.
Try it yourself
Choose the correct word. There is ___ sugar in this bowl. (some / a)
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some
Some indicates an unspecified amount.
Choose the correct word. Please add one ___ of sugar. (spoon / spoons)
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spoon
Spoon is singular after one.
Choose the correct word. The drink is not sweet; add some ___. (sugar / salt)
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sugar
Sugar makes the drink sweeter.
Practice round
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Choose the correct word. There is ___ sugar in this bowl. (some / a)
Choose the correct word. Please add one ___ of sugar. (spoon / spoons)
Choose the correct word. The drink is not sweet; add some ___. (sugar / salt)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe a drink and say how much sugar you add.